TABLE OF CONTENTS

Tell the US Trade Representative that strong-arming countries into US law isn't what you want

I ♥ Free Software 2012

FSF Supports Proposed Exemptions to DMCA Anti-Circumvention Rules

Anobii CEO urges publishers to drop DRM on ebooks

LibrePlanet featured resource: LibrePlanet2012/LightningTalks

GNU Spotlight with Karl Berry

Richard Stallman's speaking schedule

Other FSF and free software events

Take action with the FSF

LibrePlanet 2012 registration is now open!

Registration is now open for LibrePlanet 2012! For those of you who've
been to one of our LibrePlanet conferences before, you know you can
expect some of the best people in the free software community in a
fantastic community setting. This year's conference is going to be
larger than ever!

Don't delay, registration is now open, and as always, FSF associate
members can attend for no extra charge as part of their membership --
excluding food and t-shirt costs.

Free Your Android!

Last Fall, Richard Stallman published an article in which he states
that, "for a computer user that values freedom", the most important
question to be asking yourself about the Android operating system is:
"[t]o what extent does Android respect the freedom of its users?"

If you are interested in finding the answer to this question, then the
Free Software Foundation Europe has just the resource for you! Their
new campaign, Free Your Android, delves into issues of freedom,
privacy, and control as they relate to the various services, markets,
and apps for Android.

GNU/FSF servers are moving

The GNU/FSF servers are moving between February 22nd and March 1st,
2012. There will be service interruptions during that period. There
will be a multi-hour outage for most services on February 28th, 2012,
starting at 10am EST (UTC/GMT -5).

I ♥ Free Software 2012

"In the free software community, we exchange a lot of criticism. We
write bug reports, tell others how they can improve the software, ask
them for new features, and generally are not shy about criticising
others. Sometimes we forget to say thank you, for all your work."
— Matthias Kirschner, #ilovefs campaign manager

Learn more about the FSF Europe's "I ♥ Free Software 2012" day that
took place on February 14th -- find out how you can still
participate.

FSF Supports Proposed Exemptions to DMCA Anti-Circumvention Rules

The Free Software Foundation submitted comments to support exemptions
to allow users to install free software on all kinds of devices, and
view and play media encumbered with Digital Restrictions Management
(DRM).

Anobii CEO urges publishers to drop DRM on ebooks

Speaking at the Digital Book World Conference in New York last week,
Matteo Berlucchi, CEO of Anobii, urged major book publishers to
abandon their use of DRM on ebooks. HarperCollins, Penguin, and Random
House each have a stake in the ebook retail and social networking
company based in the UK.

This month we welcome Anto Cvitic as the new maintainer of ggradebook,
and Jose Luis Garcia Pallero as the new maintainer of the GNU Scientific
Library (GSL). Jose would very much appreciate additional volunteers!
Please contact him through the usual GSL lists.

Take action with the FSF

Contributions from thousands of individual members enable the FSF's
work. You can contribute by joining at http://www.fsf.org/join. If
you're already a member, you can help refer new members (and earn some
rewards) by adding a line with your member number to your email
signature like:

The FSF is also always looking for volunteers
(http://www.fsf.org/volunteer). From rabble-rousing to hacking, from
issue coordination to envelope stuffing -- there's something here for
everybody to do. Also, head over to our campaign section
(http://www.fsf.org/campaigns) and take action on software patents,
DRM, free software adoption, OpenDocument, RIAA and more.

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